
Michael McDowell
40-Year-Old Driver
Spire Motorsports

2024 Cup Stats
Points
624
Starts
36
Wins
0
Poles
6
Top 5
2
Top 10
7
2025 Fantasy Outlook
McDowell didn't enjoy the consistency that he showed in 2022, but he did check some major boxes last season. The Front Row Motorsports veteran would nab his second-career victory with an upset win on the Indy Grand Prix circuit. That would put him in the Chase playoffs for the second time in the last three years. Despite an early exit from the playoffs and 15th-place points finish, it would still be a pretty good season for the veteran driver and this small race team. The 39-year-old returns to the No. 34 Ford for the upcoming season and is reunited with crew chief, Travis Peterson. The duo will look to make another run at the playoffs, and hopefully a new career-best finish in the driver points. If McDowell could demonstrate more consistency in 2024 and possibly lower that 19.0 average finish from last season, it would certainly help to that end. Read Past Outlooks

Fifth-Place at Charlotte Roval
McDowell finished fifth in the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
ANALYSIS
The veteran's road racing skills are above average and so was McDowell's performance Sunday in Charlotte. The Spire Motorsports driver started sixth on the grid and battled among the Top 10 for much of this 109 lap race. McDowell was unable to forge any laps led but he'd push forward in stage 3 to grapple with the leaders. The driver of the No. 71 Chevrolet would keep Ryan Preece behind him to earn a strong fifth-place finish. It was just his third Top 5 of the season.
The veteran's road racing skills are above average and so was McDowell's performance Sunday in Charlotte. The Spire Motorsports driver started sixth on the grid and battled among the Top 10 for much of this 109 lap race. McDowell was unable to forge any laps led but he'd push forward in stage 3 to grapple with the leaders. The driver of the No. 71 Chevrolet would keep Ryan Preece behind him to earn a strong fifth-place finish. It was just his third Top 5 of the season.
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McDowell didn't enjoy the consistency that he showed in 2022, but he did check some major boxes last season. The Front Row Motorsports veteran would nab his second-career victory with an upset win on the Indy Grand Prix circuit. That would put him in the Chase playoffs for the second time in the last three years. Despite an early exit from the playoffs and 15th-place points finish, it would still be a pretty good season for the veteran driver and this small race team. The 39-year-old returns to the No. 34 Ford for the upcoming season and is reunited with crew chief, Travis Peterson. The duo will look to make another run at the playoffs, and hopefully a new career-best finish in the driver points. If McDowell could demonstrate more consistency in 2024 and possibly lower that 19.0 average finish from last season, it would certainly help to that end.
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Leads Darlington Practice
McDowell was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 169.531 mph.
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Sonoma Top-5 Finish
McDowell finished fourth in the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
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Best Finish of the Season
McDowell finished fifth in the Viva Mexico 250 NASCAR Cup Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Sunday afternoon.
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Fast Opening Mexico Practice
McDowell was fastest in opening practice for the Viva Mexico 250 NASCAR Cup Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 92.567 mph.
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Wins Las Vegas Pole
McDowell won the pole for the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 186.961 mph.
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